France’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explained
When Olympic ice dance pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillame Cizeron take to the ice on Wednesday, they’ll do so...
Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it.
As the NFL sent out a final marketing blitz for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, the official...
The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court dominated by MAGA Republicans, just...
How to train yourself to enjoy winter
Across much of the United States, it’s downright dreary outside. It’s cold, the snow has gone from beautiful and pristine...
Just how healthy is Donald Trump, really?
President Donald Trump has been on the world stage for more than a decade now, during which he has given...
Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.
Ever since the United States entrusted its presidency to a would-be insurrectionist in January 2025, many Americans have feared for...
Bad Bunny’s unapologetically American Super Bowl show
You don’t have to speak Spanish to understand that Bad Bunny’s blockbuster Super Bowl halftime show was a powerful one:...
The quiet revolution that made your home, car, and wallet a lot safer
A few weeks back, in the run-up to Christmas, my family was doing what it always does during the holiday...
The “boys club” that protected Epstein
The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million files tied to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The rollout...
If Jasmine Crockett wins, she wants to do it her way
Today, Explained will now be publishing video episodes every Saturday in audio and video, featuring compelling interviews with key figures...
Haitians in America worry they’re Trump’s next target
President Donald Trump stood onstage at a presidential debate in his last campaign and falsely accused the Haitians of Springfield,...
Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is an American spectacle
A heavy feeling has loomed over the Today show for the past week: Co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has been noticeably absent...
Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down a one-sentence order announcing that California’s newly gerrymandered maps, which are expected to...
We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?
An elixir for keeping our brains and bodies younger may already be sitting on pharmacy shelves across the United States...
The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?
Over the past couple of years, celebrities, tech bros, and biohackers have come to believe they’ve found the ultimate source...
